Data-driven story resources

Polls

• Polling Report non-partisan site, lists polls from various reliable sources. For access to State Polls, see secure login page.
• 20 Questions a Journalist Should Ask About Poll Results from the National Council on Pubic Polls

Statistics

• Statista (J-School Resource) a searchable database of statistics, studies, dossiers, infographics and more, from over 100,000 vetted sources. Scroll down to see “Recent Statistics” tab.

Health Data

• A few of my favorite (health data) things from ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein
• NYC Interactive Health Data (EpiQuery)  from NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Tips help remind reporters to understand limits of the studies we cover from the Association of Healthcare Journalists

NYC Data

• NYC Open Data (Scheduled future data releases)

NYS Data

• NYS Open Data Portal this page lists the most recent data, but the site is searchable

USA Data

• Data.gov  searchable federal open data portal, note that you can source by date of latest release
• TracFed (J-School Resource) Federal data clearinghouse, areas covered include criminal enforcement, civil actions, administrative enforcement by the IRS, federal staffing, federal expenditures, immigration and more. See their latest reports at What’s New.

Recently released reports and studies

• Journalist’s Resource a site that curates scholarly studies and reports for journalists, from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy
• Docuticker newswire of reports from government agencies, think tanks, non-governmental agencies, etc.
• Infodocket newswire of latest reports from the information industry

Digital Media 

• eMarketer data from thousands of sources to give a complete view of digital marketing, media and commerce. Includes analyst reports, daily research articles and e-business and online marketing statistics